28 Aug 2020 / Research, People

Prof. Ilaria Zardo: promotion to Associate Professor

The Department of Physics congratulates Prof. Ilaria Zardo on her promotion to Associate Professor as of 1st August 2020.

28 Aug 2020 / Research

A highly light-absorbent and tunable material

By layering different two-dimensional materials, physicists at the University of Basel have created a novel structure with the ability to absorb almost all light of a selected wavelength. The achievement relies on a double layer of…

13 Aug 2020 / Research

Adding noise for completely secure communication

How can we protect communications against “eavesdropping” if we don’t trust the devices used in the process? This is one of the main questions in quantum cryptography research. Researchers at the University of Basel and ETH Zurich have…

26 Jun 2020 / People, Campus

Congratulation to Simon Suter for his successful final apprenticeship examination

We congratulate our apprentice Simon Suter to his successful apprenticeship as a poly mechanic. He graduated his final exam with a grade of 5.3/6.

10 Jun 2020 / Campus, Info

Operational Concept for the Department of Physics

New operating concept effective on 10.06.2020

10 Jun 2020 / People

Prof. Martino Poggion: Promotion to Full Professor

The Department of Physics congratulates Prof. Martino Poggio on his promotion to Full Professor as of 1st August 2020.

01 Jun 2020 / Campus, Info

Easing of 'Emergency Operations'

Starting on 02.06.2020

25 May 2020 / Research

Lossless conduction at the edges

Atomically thin layers of the semimetal tungsten ditelluride conduct electricity losslessly along narrow, one-dimensional channels at the crystal edges. The material is therefore a second-order topological insulator. By obtaining…

18 May 2020 / People

Prof. Stefan Antusch: Promotion to Full Professor

The Department of Physics congratulates Prof. Stefan Antusch on his promotion to Full Professor as of 1st August 2020.

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